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Microcolus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Taxonomy
Microcolus was named by Cotton (1932) [m. kosnik taxon no: 8155].

It was assigned to Fasciolariinae by Wilson (1994) and Snyder (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Microcolus Cotton
1994Microcolus Wilson p. 72
2003Microcolus Snyder p. 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyFasciolariidaeGray 1853
subfamilyFasciolariinaeGray 1853
genusMicrocolusCotton 1932

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Microcolus Cotton 1932
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Microcolus transenna Tenison-Woods 1876
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:21:16
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:21:16
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 23.03000 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Australia (Tasmania) Peristernia transenna (72221)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Australia (South Australia) M. dunkeri (63380)